Millions cold lose TV services due to poor broadband coverage says report
A report out today is predicting that 5.5mn UK premises that is 18%, are predicted to be without a highspeed broadband subscription in 2040,...
Nearly one in three working age families have no rainy day savings report finds
New research out this morning finds that one-in-three working age families and almost half of low-income families don’t have basic level ‘rainy day’ savings...
Autism crisis sees thousands of children wait years for support, report finds
The new report is warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and...
Politicians ‘burying their heads in the sand’ as new research finds millions are in...
Alarming new research from Citizens Advice has found that five million people are in a negative budget, as the charity warns a living standards...
Thousands of children in poverty in every North West area can’t get free school...
Every North West local authority has at least 1,500 school-age children in poverty who are not eligible for free school meals because the qualifying...
Election turnout divide between rich and poor is growing says report
The turnout divide between richer and poorer young voters is deepening, with millennial non-graduates and non-homeowners increasingly unlikely to vote compared to millennial graduates/home-owners.
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Long and irregular work hours may impair sleep
People who have atypical work patterns, such as shift workers and those who work on the weekend, have worse quality and quantity of sleep,...
Greater Manchester’s Mayor’s Fund is the way to target charitable donations to local needs...
The Mayor’s Charity run by Greater Manchester Combined Authority is recommended as a way of targeting charitable donations to local needs according to a...
Crisis requests to councils for children’s beds and bedding quadruple in five years says...
Applications to local authority crisis funds for help with beds and bedding for children have more than quadrupled in five years, according to analysis...
Manchester youth say mental health and cost of living barriers to employment – Prince’s...
The Prince’s Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024, released today, finds that almost a third of 16–25-year-olds in Greater Manchester are worried their mental health...